Restoring Community: Embracing Interfaith

Story: Religious diversity is a characteristic that defines American society, and today, more people are embracing interfaith connections. Seventy-two percent of Americans say they have built a relationship with someone from a different religion than their own, according to a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and Interfaith America (formerly Interfaith Youth Core, IFYC). In this episode of “Restoring Community,” we speak with Eboo Patel and Jeff Pinzino from Interfaith America, as well as Bahá’í leader Syda Segovia Taylor, to learn how religious pluralism can build and strengthen community bonds.

Related resources:

• Most Americans Are Proud to Be Part of a Religiously Diverse Nation, PRRI/IFYC Study Shows
• A Community Organizer, Inspired by Her Bahá’í Faith, Works to Bring Healing
• Healing the Trauma of Racism and Violence
• King Day of Service: Bronzeville
• Eboo Patel Is Leading Interfaith America Into the New Era of Religious Diversity

Sound of Bronzeville volunteers provided by NBC Chicago.